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Narration Prompt
Summarize the chapter's narrative arc, then identify the central tension Burnett is developing and evaluate whether she handles it honestly and effectively.
Discussion Questions
- This chapter spends its length not on Sara's accomplishments but on her attention to Ermengarde, whom the school mostly treats as a joke or a burden. What claim about human worth does the chapter advance through that choice, and what in the chapter makes that claim persuasive or unpersuasive? Use the chapter's details to explain.
- Burnett asks us to pity Ermengarde while repeatedly naming her 'the monumental dunce.' Does the chapter finally treat Ermengarde as a full equal deserving respect, or does its fond comedy keep her a lesser figure, and why? Use the chapter's details to explain.
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